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US 2017/0043950 A1Published application
Locking device for waste container
AssigneeSerio-Us Industries, Inc.
InventorsDavid L. REEB, James L. MARTIN, II
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to a rocking device for waste containers, particularly residential or commercial waste containers. In particular, the invention provides a waste container locking device which keeps the container closed when a sudden jerk or jarring, such as by ground impact, is applied on the container, so that the container does not open when it is accidentally knocked over, but may be opened when tipped during dumping.
Claims30
A locking device comprising
- a. a housing having top and bottom ends;
- b. a shaft having a first end and a second end, and extending &OM the bottom end of the housing;
- and
- c. one or more bar segments, each bar segment having a first end and a second end, the first end of the bar segment is connected, directly or indirectly, to the second end of the shaft by a pivot, the second end of the bar segment is detachably connected, directly or indirectly, to the shaft.
1 more element
A method for making a waste container comprising the steps of
- a. providing the waste container containing a main box a lid attached to the main box by a lid hinge;
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- b. mounting the locking device of claim I in a cutout of the lid, wherein the locking device keeps the lid closed when the waste container falls over and impacts the ground in any direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.